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My life as a programmer — 1,000 episodes · page 2 of 10
Is it ok to just do the minimum at work?
Do all IT companies have leeches?
Do I need to consider scalability for the resume projects?
In a top company would you still try to understand how the tech works under the hood?
Will a junior get promoted if they are better than a senior?
How do principle engineers stay motivated?
Why are programmers big nerds?
What example of coaching software devs do you have?
Do you answer new team members questions or do you refer them to the docs?
Do principle engineers have the same coding skills as seniors?
Have you ever been forced to implement an architecture you did not agree with?
Have you been a principle engineer?
Why to principle engineers go in to management?
How long does the onboarding of a junior take?
When is a software dev a liability to the team?
What skills do you need to make your own dev tools?
When to let a software dev go?
How can desktop development come back?
When should a company revise the tech stack?
How to have effective 1 on 1's with your manager?
Is creating reliable software hard?
Should dev teams be able to stop feature development to handle tech debt?
When you have prod issues do you learn from your mistakes?
Why are companies trying to reduce push-back bias?
What is it like working as a senior software dev?
How do senior devs feel when a junior deny their pull request?
Is it more satisfying to get a promotion than a new job?
How to avoid code review comments that add no value?
What tone to use in pull requests when making suggestions?
Is tech debt inevitable?
If ageism is a problem in IT why do people give positive feedback on making the switch?
How do you design your api's to handle soft deletes?
How to keep up in frontend development?
Does programming ever stop feeling cool?
Are people skills the most important skill for a senior software development?
What are realistic expectations when switching career to frontend development?
How do you evaluate IT companies when applying for a job?
Does development speed increase when you hire more people?
Why do tech companies have a informal dress code?
Are QA's usually less geeky than software devs?
Is a software dev constantly judged by the quality of their code?
What is the trait the best software devs have?
Is it ok to ship software with bugs somtimes?
What is the difference between elegant and clever code?
Will AI take over writing website content?
Is it true that most software devs do not like testing?
Is software development process oriented?
How to contribute to more complex projects?
Why is my company reinventing instead of using a library?
Are you a senior when you stop being afraid of a problem that used to scare you?
Do you think through the solution immediately after getting the requirements?
How requirements gathering evolved?
How do you keep your pull request small?
How do you do automated tests?
What if your best dev quits?
How do you commit to a idea?
How do you reduce Microservice communication?
How can a software manager create a inclusive work environment?
Are you happy that your manager wants to review your code?
Are engineering manager good at creating high performance software teams?
If you fail to meet OKR's does that mean that the team failed?
What skills do you need to form a software team?
How can a friendly tech lead avoid getting taken advantage of?
How to deal with a nice dev who doesn't produce?
How do you progress when you find problems?
How can I have the confidence to switch companies?
Is it best practice to provide a client library for Microservices?
How important is a product manager for a software team?
What does exhibiting thought leadership mean for a software dev?
What is your best software developer job experience?
How do mediocre software devs try to cover their tracks?
What programming language can I use to build a social media app?
Can you describe a over engineered super system?
What happens if I practice coding every day?
How to deal with slow code reviews?
How do you keep code reviews from taking forever?
How do you pick your tech project to advance your career?
Do abstractions mean giving up flexibility?
Are there any downsides to AI code generation?
How do you get people skills?
How does it feel to do well in a tech interview?
How do you view a code review without comments?
Would you be happy if your manager coded?
How do you pick a tech project?
Do you follow tech for professional reasons?
What can help devs recover from anti patterns?
Are software devs known to use over technical jargon?
Should IT companies treat the customer as always being right?
How to avoid getting stuck when programming?
How to avoid over engineering?
How to improve your craft as a software dev?
Why are tech companies creating tech first career ladders?
What does it mean to expect a software dev to be accountable?
How long will it take a junior dev to become in demand?
What is a waste of time in software development?
Are software devs payed in proportion to their productivity?
How could a manager understand a technical rabbit hole?
How to know if a company follows good software practices?
Why are there so few desktop apps?
When do you run regression tests?